Category: Austrian News

After stagnating in the previous month, inflation fell significantly in April to 3.5 per cent after 4.1 per cent in March. This is the lowest price increase in Austria since September 2021 and was driven by gas prices, which fell significantly below the previous year’s level for the first time since 2020. ‘However, the price increases in the catering sector are still above average, and the price increase at petrol stations has even increased,’ explains Statistics Austria Director General Tobias Thomas. High inflation or not: the demand for summer holidays…

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The 2024 climate bonus has now been finalised and brings with it an increase compared to the previous year. But not everyone in Vienna will get the same amount. Everyone is talking about it again, the climate bonus is coming back, but there are also further changes this year. The most important of these is that the basic and maximum amounts have been raised. Where the range in 2023 was only from 110 to 220 euros, this year it is 145 to 290 euros, the Austrian Press reported yesterday. But…

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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Republic of Austria reaffirm their long-standing friendship and mutual labor cooperation during the kick-off of Philippines-Austria Friendship Week on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the DMW Head Office in Mandaluyong City. The partnership ensures the safe and ethical recruitment of Filipino professionals and skilled workers and paves the way for a brighter future for both nations. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac emphasized that the celebration aims to enhance cooperation in upholding safe and fair labor migration, with an unwavering focus…

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The federal government announced on Wednesday, May 15, that the climate bonus will increase by more than 30 percent. Payment will start after the summer. The 2024 climate bonus will be adjusted in line with CO2 pricing and will, therefore, be higher this year. This was announced by the Federal Government after the Wednesday meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 15, 2024. The base amount of the 2024 climate bonus will rise to 145 euros. With regional equalization, it is up to 290 euros. Regional differences in transport…

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The stricter rules on family reunification announced by the Austrian government will come into force this week. The number of DNA tests will then be ‘massively increased’ by decree, announced Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) at a press conference on Friday, from the current one per cent to around 50 per cent. The tests will also have to be conducted locally in the relevant embassies, and applicants will initially have to pay for them themselves. ‘We’re doing a planned square,’ Karner used traffic police jargon when promoting the measures. With…

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Packaging an umbrella in the west of the country this week is better. Changeable and moderately warm weather is coming to Austria, according to the forecast from Geosphere Austria. On Monday, showers will increase from the west, accompanied by brief thunderstorms, while it will remain mainly dry in the east. On Tuesday, the day will start with showers south of the Alps and later develop into a rainy afternoon in the west. On the other hand, the north and east will remain sunny, accompanied by lively to strong winds. Temperatures…

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The weather over Austria will be increasingly changeable and moderately warm in the coming week. While it will increasingly rain in the country’s west, it will initially remain mainly dry in the east. It will be five to 13 degrees in the morning, rising to 23 degrees during the day. Tuesday will start cloudy, with rain showers south of the main Alpine ridge. After a precipitation-free start to the day, spring clouds with showers will also develop in the west in the afternoon. In the north and east, it will…

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The scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated: according to the police, unknown persons have gained remote access to the laptop of a 67-year-old man from Klagenfurt. They deceived him by pretending to be an employee of a software company. The criminals claimed that installing protection software could prevent damage to the laptop’s software. To do this, they displayed a pop-up on the Klagenfurt resident’s desktop with a telephone number and the information that the laptop was at risk of data loss.Fake software employeesThe man from Klagenfurt tried to call the number…

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Fake text messages purporting to come from the Austrian tax authorities, such as FinanzOnline, are again rising. Recipients are supposed to call up a link and enter their personal data. This was announced by the Ministry of Finance in a press release on Friday. ‘The hyperlinks lead to fake websites in the style of FinanzOnline, which request the entry of personal data, particularly account data.’ This is ‘an attempt at internet fraud.’ FinanzOnline is the online portal of the Austrian tax authorities, which can be used to complete tax returns…

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